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07 April 2017 | 8:33
Reinhard Wagner
Managing collaboration in projects
In many sectors projects are performed together with partners, project management needs to be based on collaboration. Most project management standards, models or approaches focus on projects being performed within an organisation, not emphasizing the cross-company collaboration that is needed in projects such as developing a car. Source of the picture: ProSTEP iViP […]
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05 April 2017 | 7:41
Reinhard Wagner
Agile Project Management demystified
Since a few years the community is thrilled by what is called „Agile Project Management“. The approach is being aggressively advocated as a MUST HAVE in modern times, all other approaches are “old fashioned”, “traditional” and thus obsolete. But what is really different and when does it make sense to adopt agile methods? Answering those […]
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03 April 2017 | 7:49
Sandra Misic
2nd IPMA Megaprojects Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting in Poreč (CROATIA)
2nd IPMA megaprojects SIG will be held in September 28-29th 2017 in Poreč, Istria, Croatia. In parallel, the 13h OTMC conference on construction organization, technology and management will take place. The 1st IPMA megaproject SIG meeting was held in September 2015 in Primošten (Croatia). The 2015 IP-MA Megaprojects SIG brought together individuals and groups working […]
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31 March 2017 | 6:36
Reinhard Wagner
Projects and project management in Portugal
Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. To the west and south it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east and north by Spain. During the 15th and the 16th centuries, Portugal established the first global empire, becoming one of […]
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27 March 2017 | 9:29
Reinhard Wagner
Good governance is critical success factor for implementing an organisation´s strategy
The International Project Management Association (IPMA) is a federation of 68 member nations, who collaborate to promote the recognition of project management and engage stakeholders around the world in advancing the discipline. IPMA’s Council of Delegates has discussed during its spring meeting in Lisbon the critical role of good governance for the successful implementation of […]
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24 March 2017 | 3:44
Sandra Misic
Can Project Management Transform Our World?
In September 2015, countries adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years. Each target has a set of indicators to follow up on achievement. The UN Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) number […]
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13 March 2017 | 7:33
Reinhard Wagner
Projects and project management in Vietnam
The Socialistic Republic of Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest and Cambodia to the southwest. The people of Vietnam had to defend themselves from other countries over a long period of time, since the 13th Century the Chinese, later […]
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06 March 2017 | 8:38
Reinhard Wagner
Projects and project management in Myanmar
Myanmar, sometimes better known as Burma, is a sovereign state in South East Asia bordered by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. Both names are derived from the name of the majority Burmese ethnic group, the “Bamar”. Myanmar is considered to be the literary form of the name of the group, while Burma is derived […]
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01 March 2017 | 7:58
Reinhard Wagner
Bedtime Stories for Project Managers
After reading hundreds of books about project management I often have the feeling that I´ve seen everything and there is nothing new and exciting… However, I was made aware of an exciting new book called “Bedtime Stories for Project Managers and others with trouble sleeping” written by Marisa Silva, a passionate PM Consultant. The book […]
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24 February 2017 | 11:52
Yvonne Schoper
First Diversity in Project Management Conference in the Netherlands
Several research results in the last years showed that diversity has a significant impact on the success of project teams. In 2005 the HR researcher Egan analysed the meaning of diversity in the most successful Fortune 500 teams. His study showed that heterogeneous teams develop more and more frequently creative ideas than homogeneous teams. The […]
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